Meaning of resort In English

• 0 a place where many people go for rest, sport, or another stated purpose:

  • a tourist resort

  • a holiday resort

  • a seaside/beach resort

  • a ski resort

• 1 the fact that you have to do something because there is no other way of achieving something:

  • He got hold of the money legally, without resort to violence.

• 2 a place where people can go on vacations to relax or for an activity they enjoy:

  • a ski resort

• 3 a place where people go for a holiday:

  • a tourist/holiday/vacation resort He developed popular tourist resorts, including Caneel Bay on St John and Mauna Kea Hotel in Hawaii.

  • a seaside/beach/ski resort

• 4 the fact of doing something in a particular situation because there is no other way of achieving something:

  • resort to sth A resort to more autocratic measures could be disastrous.

• 5 used for talking about the first thing that you think of doing or using in a situation:

  • Diplomacy ought to be our first resort.

  • I'm not advocating detention as a first resort.

• 6 used for talking about something that you only think of doing or using if all other methods fail:

  • As a last resort, savers could always open an ISA with their current bank or building society.

  • Experts say warning labels are a last resort when a hazard can't be designed out of a product.